Modern Restaurant Management

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

Restaurants and franchises face numerous financial challenges that can hinder their success, however, by optimizing their payment processing strategy, these businesses can overcome some of the major obstacles faced by restaurants in their early start, helping them to achieve greater stability and ultimately profitability. Payment processing pricing structures often used by restaurants allow providers to layer their processing fees on top of other underlying debit and credit card fees.

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Food Safety News

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

Norovirus, the highly contagious illness that causes vomiting and diarrhea, has surged in the Northeast region of the United States in the past few weeks, according to recent data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). CDC statistics show that food is the most common transmission vehicle for noroviruses. While surveillance data show an increase in positive test results nationwide—as is typical for norovirus during the winter months—northeastern states have been hit especially

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Chef Ann Foundation

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

Through the Creating Your Kitchen project — a partnership between the Arizona Department of Education, Whole Kids Foundation, Life Time Foundation, and Chef Ann Foundation — school districts in Arizona are sowing the seeds of a healthier, more sustainable future.

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Food Safety News

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

Largest ever monetary criminal penalty in food safety matter Family Dollar Stores LLC pleaded guilty Monday to holding food, drugs, medical devices, and cosmetics under unsanitary conditions related to a rodent infestation at the company’s West Memphis, AR, distribution center. At the same time, criminal information unsealed in federal court in Little Rock, AR, charged Family Dollar with one misdemeanor count of causing FDA-regulated products to become adulterated while being held under insani

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FoodService Director

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

When designing the menu for pasta concept Al Moro, Executive Culinary Director Mike Smith didn’t want to mimic the offerings commonly found at Italian casual dining restaurants.

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Food Safety Magazine

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

Recently released data from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) shows that the U.S. is experiencing an uptick in norovirus cases, especially in the Northeast region.

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Hospitality Net

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

Following its recent announcement of strong global net rooms growth and a record year of global rooms signings, Marriott International today announced a year of robust room signings and additions across the Caribbean and Latin America (CALA) in 2023. The company nearly doubled its number of organic deal signings in the region versus prior year, signing 57 transactions and nearly 7,300 rooms in 2023 to reach a solid pipeline of 24,000 rooms across the region at the end of last year.

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Food Safety News

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

The Belgian food agency officers have investigated more than 450 complaints about websites or social media profiles selling food in the past two years. Inspectors at the Federal Agency for the Safety of the Food Chain (FASFC) found that, in most cases, the seller was not registered. Authorization from the agency is required as people who sell food online are part of the food chain and are responsible for the safety of their products.

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Food Safety Tech

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

The FDA has issued a new guidance for industry that describes how firms can voluntarily engage with the FDA before marketing food from genome-edited plants. The guidance reaffirms that the risk-based approach the FDA has taken for foods derived from new plant varieties also applies to foods from genome-edited plants. In addition, the guidance describes two processes through which companies may voluntarily inform the FDA of the steps they have taken to ensure the safety of foods from their genome

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FoodService Director

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

Fourteen Texas high school culinary teams were challenged to create a vegetarian lunch entree as part of Aramark’s annual Culinary Star Competition.

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Hospitality Net

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

Due to launch in April 2024, the newly refurbished suites will span across three categories and enhance the current offering of 20 existing Molino suites at the hotel.

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Food Safety News

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

Outcomes from a workshop have shown that people don’t want diverging food safety standards between nations in the United Kingdom, according to research published by the Food Standards Agency (FSA). Reasons given for these views include thinking it would mean additional complications for businesses and consumers, impact trade, and lead to mistakes in food production and manufacturing.

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Hospitality Net

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

Hot on the heels of Marvel Stadium’s planned $250M upgrade, TFE Hotels has announced they will begin operating the soon-to-be-rebranded 273-room Vibe Hotel Melbourne Docklands and Storehouse Docklands restaurant, with new owners, MA Financial Group, from 8 April.

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Food Safety News

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

JBS SA will have to wait until later this year for listings on the Brazilian and New York stock exchanges. The Brazilian-based JBS SA is the parent company of JBS USA, which it acquired in 2007 when it purchased the assets of Swift & Co and became one of the dominant players in the North American meat and poultry industry. JBS SA is the largest meat processing enterprise in the world, producing factory-processed beef, chicken, salmon and pork and selling by-products from processing these me

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Hospitality Net

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

The hotel payment processing experience is ready for a shakeup. Improving payment processing in hotels has been a major barrier for independent operators, and yet the closer payment processes are to a business’ core systems, the more benefits they provide operators. Hotels have embraced the value of integrated payment processing, which allows merchants to integrate their capabilities into a hotel’s point-of-sale systems, but this still necessitates a digital “handshake” between service providers

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Eating at a Meeting

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

In this episode, Tracy sits down with the PCMA Canada East Chapter Canadian Innovation Conference organizers, Natalie Marino, CMP, DES, Heather Reid, and Erica Orecchio, DES, to discuss how they managed the dietary needs of more than 250 attendees at the conference. They talk about the challenges of accommodating dietary restrictions and the importance of providing inclusive and transparent food options at events and conferences.

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Hospitality Net

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

Minor Hotels is set to expand its presence in the United Arab Emirates with the opening of the luxurious Anantara Santorini Abu Dhabi Retreat. Slated to open in the fourth quarter of 2023, this exclusive 22-key resort is situated in Ghantoot, a serene coastal area nestled midway between Dubai and Abu Dhabi. The resort offers panoramic views of the Arabian Gulf, distanced from the bustling cityscapes.

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GFI

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

February 26, 2024 Share this page on Facebook Share this page on Twitter Share this page on LinkedIn Brazil is primed for alt protein innovation Brazil is a global leader in agribusiness and home to the world’s largest meat and ground beef companies. GFI Brazil works with these and other companies as well as the Brazilian government and scientists across the country to accelerate alternative protein science, entrepreneurship, and markets.

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Hospitality Net

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

Blue Wings Tours & Travel Private Limited announces exciting collaboration with Wyndham Hotels & Resorts for a luxurious resort & branded residences project in Udaipur, Rajasthan, India.

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Food Safety Magazine

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

In this episode of Food Safety Matters , we are joined by Brian Ronholm, Director of Food Policy for Consumer Reports, who lends his insight as a consumer advocate and former regulator to a discussion around food regulatory policy and food safety legislation. We dissect a variety of current events in food safety, such as toxic heavy metals in baby foods and food additives legislation, from multiple perspectives, including industry, consumer, regulatory, and consumer advocate.

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Hospitality Net

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

In 2023, outbound travel registered double-digit growth year-on-year, marking another big step in returning to the travel volume of 2019. Compared with 2022, this was a 33 per cent increase, only 12 per cent short of the base year level before the pandemic. Positive signs are above all the gradual return of outbound travellers in Asia and the upward trend in vacation travel.

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FMT Magazine

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

Introduction: Food processing units play a crucial role in transforming raw agricultural products into safe, nutritious, and palatable foods for consumers. However, ensuring the efficiency, safety, equipment maintenance and hygiene of these facilities is paramount to prevent contamination, maintain product quality, and comply with regulatory standards.

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Hospitality Net

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

The past few years have certainly affected our health and well-being. From somewhat constant concerns about being exposed to and catching COVID ourselves, or having it affect our family members, to long hours working from home offices and worry about childcare, the pandemic left many people feeling depleted and in desperate need of vacations that offer relaxation and recharge.

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Restaurant Technology Network

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

Come watch as Angela Diffly, Co-Founder of RTN, hosts a lively discussion with RTN Key Contributors, who are all proud to share this new, critical standard for the restaurant industry.

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Hospitality Net

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

Hospitality Financial and Technology Professionals (HFTP®) is pleased to announce the success of its first Digital Horizons 360 Symposium, held 20-21 February at the Palau de Congressos de Palma in Palma de Mallorca, Spain.

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Food Safety Magazine

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

A recent meeting report from the FAO/WHO Joint Expert Consultation on Risk Assessment of Food Allergens proposes a process to guide the development and evaluation of allergen derivative exemptions.

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Hospitality Net

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

To expand its portfolio and capital partner alliances, Meyer Jabara Hotels welcomes Ian McAuley as Chief Investment Officer. In this newly created position, McAuley will source acquisition opportunities, equity investors, debt financing, and third-party management contracts. His 30 years of extensive publicly traded and privately held real estate experience and hands-on hotel development, operations, and ownership expertise will set the course for continued growth and profitability.

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Chef's Toys

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

Whether you're a seasoned chef or a brunch enthusiast looking to elevate your cooking skills, having the right kitchen tools is essential for creating a memorable and delicious brunch experience. Get ready to elevate your brunch game with our recommendations and expert tips that will help you become the ultimate brunch restaurant. Essential Equipment for a Successful Brunch From elegant serving platters to versatile cookware, we understand the importance of having high-quality kitchen equipment

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Hospitality Net

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

MyDigitalOffice (MDO), a Cove Hill Partners company, is now Otelier, the hospitality performance optimization platform that brings together best-in-class technologies to put data and efficiency at the heart of hotel operations. Simultaneously, Otelier is announcing the launch of its unified, next-generation unified business intelligence platform: IntelliSight.

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Rosseto

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

In every workplace, fostering an environment that enhances productivity, encourages collaboration, and paves the way for employee satisfaction is crucial. You can have meetings about collaborating and company days out, but the office break room is a vital element in this equation. Yes, that room where juniors come to vent, where marketing and sales solve their beef, where HR managers feel free to unwind.

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Hospitality Net

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

1,100-KEY PULLMAN MACTAN CEBU HOTEL & RESIDENCES TO OPEN IN 2028, CAPITALISING ON THE STRENGTH OF THE PHILIPPINES' HOSPITALITY SECTOR.

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